Needle case
Classification:
Date:
late 18th-early 19th Century
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 7 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Silver filigree needle case in two pieces. The top piece slides over the collar of the base. Both portions are decorated with rose pattern filigree over a solid metal tube, accented with metal beading on either end. Both portions have two metal loops, one on each side, presumably for hanging.
Object Number:
INV.9812ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
31394
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pincushion
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Wood, metal, silk, linen
Dimensions:
overall: 6 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.
Description:
Sewing clamp with maroon velvet pincushion set in a metal cup at the top; meant to attach to the side of a table; it has been attached permanently to a homemade wooden stand which sets on the table top, the stand is not original to the pincushion.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1612ab
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
31376
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Partial embroidering hoop
Classification:
Date:
1800-1875
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. ( 1.3 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Inside ring of adjustable metal embroidery hoop.
Object Number:
INV.11107
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
31370
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needle case
Classification:
Date:
1790-1840
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 5.4 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Metal needle case with the same molded design on both sides, in two parts, one piece slides over the collar of the other near the center; one piece has the design of a grotesque face with headdress surrounded with leaf garland; the other piece has a floral design set on top of a stylized neoclassical design.
Object Number:
INV.9818ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
31358
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needle case
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 10.2 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical wooden needle case in two pieces, the top slides over the collar of the case to close, it is inscribed and decorated with sunbursts, flowers and vines on both pieces.
Object Number:
INV.9789ab
Marks:
painted: across one side of top: "Helena"
painted: across one side of case: "Kiesgen."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
31356
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needle case
Classification:
Date:
1720-1740
Medium:
Silver gilt
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 7/8 in. ( 8.9 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Standing sewing compendium, engraved, consisting of a seal, needle case, powder holder, compartment for wax wafers, and thread bobbin. (Missing thimble.)
Object Number:
INV.9777ab
Marks:
Underside of foot "XI"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1740
eMuseum Object ID:
31353
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needle case
Classification:
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 3/4 in. ( 11.7 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Wooden cylindrical needlecase, flat across each end, in two pieces, one slides over the collar of the other to close, various geometric designs are carved in wide bands around the length of the case.
Object Number:
INV.9823ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
31350
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sewing case
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Walrus ivory, silk, velvet
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 9.5 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Carved walrus ivory cylindrical sewing case which stands vertically, there is a round blue velvet pincushion set in the finial at the top, attached to this piece is a small rod which is turned by the finial to either release or wind silk measuring tape which comes out through a vertical slot at the bottom, the pedastle unscrews to allow adjustment of the tape.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Eugenia Seal, Sept. 26, 1946
Object Number:
Z.1543.2ab
Gallery Label:
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
31341
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sewing case
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Walrus ivory, silk, wood, paper, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 12.4 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Carved walrus ivory vertical standing sewing case; a round brown velvet pincushion is set in the finial at the top, the middle is a spoke which holds a spool of thread, the base unscrews from a metal nut, allowing the spool to be removed.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Eugenia Seal, Sept. 26, 1946
Object Number:
Z.1543.1a-d
Marks:
printed: on spool, both ends: "KEYSTONE MILLS / SEWING SILKS S77H(illeg.)"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
31339
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needlecase
Classification:
Date:
1845-1855
Medium:
Paper, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 8.9 x 6.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Sewing book with cardboard cover decorated on the front with a picture of Jenny Lind as Daughter of Regiment character (this picture is not original to the sewing book), on reverse with blue and white pattern; the inside of the covers are lined with blue lattice print paper and there are two leafs of wool felt.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number:
1945.210
Gallery Label:
Johanna Maria (Jenny) Lind (1820-1887) was born in Stockholm and as a child began studying there at the Conservatory of Music. She studied in paris with Manuel Garcia around 1840. Known as the "Swedish Nightingale," she toured Europe in the 1840s and won a popular reputation. She came to the U.S. under the management of P. T. Barnum from 1850-1852, endearing herself to the American public.
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
31338
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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